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Georgia police arrested several anti-government protesters on Sunday, including two prominent opposition leaders, following demonstrations demanding new parliamentary elections. Nika Melia, former chairman of one of the main opposition parties, and Gigi Ugulava, former mayor of capital Tbilisi, were arrested as thousands of protesters attempted to block a highway entrance into the capital. Ia post [...]

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The Israeli ban on the United Nations Relief an Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) on Thursday came into effect despite criticism and backlash, impacting the work of the organization in Gaza and the West Bank. In October of 2024, the Israeli parliament passed two laws mandating the cessation of UNRWA operations in Gaza and [...]

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Thousands of protesters gathered Sunday outside Greece’s parliament, demanding justice for the 57 people who died two years ago in the Tempi train disaster. The recent surge in protests was triggered by the release of several audio recordings from the emergency helpline, where victims trapped in the wreckage were heard desperately calling for help. Protesters [...]

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Four former officials from North Macedonia’s ruling party VMRO-DPMNE on Thursday were released by a court after being convicted for organizing a violent attack on the Parliament in 2017. Trajko Veljanovksi, a former parliamentary speaker, along with Spiro Ristovski and Mile Janakieski, both former cabinet ministers, and Vladimir Atanasovski, a former head of national security, [...]

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Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released on bail Sunday after facing charges of “joining and financing a terrorist group” and “spreading false news,” according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). Bahgat, the executive director of the EIPR, was summoned last week by Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) and questioned for [...]

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Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) on Saturday charged former Member of Parliament and businessman Vadym Novynskyi with high treason and incitement of religious hatred in absentia. Despite Novynskyi not being explicitly named by the statement of the law enforcement agency, local media reported that the description and thumbnail of the video attached showed that [...]

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Thousands of Serbia’s striking university students protested in front of the country’s Supreme Court on Sunday to oppose what they assert are violations of civil rights under the ruling populist government, including intimidation and threats. The protest commenced with thousands of people standing in silence for 15 minutes in commemoration for the victims of a [...]

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to ensure judicial independence, accountability and government transparency, adding that his election ends a two-year political crisis which had caused a governance vacuum in the country. HRW emphasized that Aoun needs to adopt a law on judicial independence “that meets international standards, [...]

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Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it had facilitated the departure of a former Israeli soldier from Brazil after legal action was initiated against him for war crimes in the Gaza Strip. The action was confirmed on Sunday by the Israeli army radio. The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a complaint with the Brazilian authorities against Yuval [...]

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The outgoing president of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili implied on Sunday that she will continue to struggle with the Georgian people as her succession was sworn in as she addressed people gathered near the Orbeliani Palace in the capital Tbilisi during the inauguration ceremony. Zourabichvili maintained that as she leaves the presidential palace she will be [...]

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